[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 163 (2017), Part 7]
[House]
[Pages 9286-9287]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




               SPEAK TRUTH TO THE POWERFUL LIBERAL MEDIA

  (Mr. SMITH of Texas asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. SMITH of Texas. Mr. Speaker, we must speak truth to the powerful 
liberal media. The invective, spite, and venom they hurl daily at the 
President contributes to an environment of hatred and violence. The 
media's constant barrage of personal attacks can incite someone to take 
irrational actions.
  The shooter at the Virginia ballpark yesterday wounded five people. 
His Facebook page once read: ``It is time to destroy Trump and 
company.'' That is not much different from the tone of many media 
articles.
  A study last month found that the President had received a higher 
percentage of negative coverage than any recent President, and a public 
opinion poll showed the media's credibility at a record low.

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  The American people deserve better than a biased media. For the sake 
of our country, let's hope they will drop their abusive language.

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